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Fidelity – dVerse

Artist: Claudia Schoenfeld

He holds his guitar as a lover,
Stroking the maple, the cherrywood,
And most of all, the singing strings.

His sleep is filled with chords,
His duvet undulates beneath his fingers,
His mattress sighs at his sweet nothings whisper

Yes, all of his guitars are his one true love.

Courtesy of dVerse, where we continue to celebrate 5 whole years of poetic gloriousness, I have learned today about the form that is the sevenling. I have tried my hand at it – using music as the inspiration as requested – I hope it’s sufficient enough to be considered one!

We also have a fabulous interview with Claudia, who is not only a poet, but an artist as well. I have just found out that she is an urban sketcher too – I try my hand at it, mostly whilst waiting for trains, or on trains, as part of my way of relaxing on the daily commute. The picture above is one of her vibrant works! Thank you, Claudia, for allowing us to use one of your paintings today.

i once saw a spanish guy playing his guitar and it was like making love – there was such passion and tenderness in every stroke that it made me hold my breath… i actually wondered how he would touch a woman – probably with the same intensity…

Love this. The man who loves his guitars so passionately and plays them the same way. I’ve seen musicians who look like they are making love to the instrument they are playing. Somehow, I don’t think they would ever touch a human with such passion. Great poem!

How I love you title Freya, the sound of the word almost referring to the object of love (though it’s a guitar & not a fiddle) and the word itself sings how to love….the rest of the poem is a reflection of the passion and faithfulness…a beautiful sevenling…